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Beginner and I would love help :) date validation
hello!
I need a program that validates the imput of dates. (Checks for leap years etc.)
The user enters: mm/dd/yyyy
The problem is, I have trouble with complex programs. I came up with this program, but i know it's too basic for what she wants. I need to have arrays in there, but i don't know how. I would love any help considering I'm bad at understanding this subject.
:)
could someone help me ???!!!
bool GoodDate(int month,int day,int year)
{
/*** Bad Month ***/
if(month < 1 || month > 12)
return false;
/*** January ***/
else if(month == 1)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 31)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** Febuary ***/
else if(month == 2) // divisible by 4 and either divisible by 400 or not divisible by 100
{
/*** if the year is a leap year... ***/
if(year % 4 == 0 && (year % 400 == 0 || year % 100 != 0))
{
if(day >= 1 && day <= 29)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** if the year is not a leap year... ***/
else
{
if(day >=1 && day <= 28)
return true;
else
return false;
}
}
/*** March ***/
else if(month == 3)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 31)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** April ***/
else if(month == 4)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 30)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** May ***/
else if(month == 5)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 31)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** June ***/
else if(month == 6)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 30)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** July ***/
else if(month == 7)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 31)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** August ***/
else if(month == 8)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 31)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** September ***/
else if(month == 9)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 30)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** October ***/
else if(month == 10)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 31)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** November ***/
else if(month == 11)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 30)
return true;
else
return false;
}
/*** December ***/
else if(month == 12)
{
if(day >=1 && day<= 31)
return true;
else
return false;
}
else
{
cout<<"Error\n";
exit(0);
}
return false;
}okay I came up with something a little more complex, but it's still not working. I know it's somewhere within my functions (either the bools or whatnot)......basically it's not telling them they entered an invalid date.
Any help?? I didn't put it in there, because I can't figure out where it goes logically.
/
************************Includes**************************************/
# include<iostream>
# include<iomanip>
using namespace std;
/************************Function call*********************************/
int isLeapYear(int year); //function
int dateIsValid (int day, int month, int year); //function
/***********************Main******************************************/
int main()
{
int value1, value2, value3;
char again;
do
{
cout << "Enter the day, month, and year. \n";
cin >> value1 >> value2 >> value3;
dateIsValid(value1, value2, value3); //call function
cout << value1<<" "<< value2 <<" "<< value3<<endl;
cout << " Do you want to enter another date? (Y/N)";
cin >>again;
}while (again =='Y' || again =='y');
return 0;
}
/*************************FUNCTION*********************************/
int dateIsValid(int day, int month, int year)
{
bool valid;
int monthLength[13] = { 0, 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 };
if ( isLeapYear(year) )
monthLength[2] = 29; // 29 days in February in a leap year
if ( month < 1 || month > 12 )
valid = false;
else if ( day < 1 || day > monthLength[month] )
valid = false;
return ( valid );
}
/****************************FUNCTION*******************************************/
int isLeapYear(int year)
{
bool result;
if ( (year%4) != 0 ) // or: if ( year%4 )
result = false; // means: if year is not divisible by 4
else if ( (year%400) == 0 ) // or: if ( !(year%400) )
result = true; // means: if year is divisible by 400
else if ( (year%100) == 0 ) // or: if ( !(year%100) )
result = false; // means: if year is divisible by 100
else // (but not by 400, since that case
result = true; // considered already)
return ( result );
}put ur whole code so I can find the problem I did the same thing last week for my assignment.
These examples are overly complicated. I found a simple one that totally handles leap years.
from: c++ checkdate date validation
bool checkdate(int m, int d, int y)
{
//gregorian dates started in 1582
if (! (1582<= y ) )//comment these 2 lines out if it bothers you
return false;
if (! (1<= m && m<=12) )
return false;
if (! (1<= d && d<=31) )
return false;
if ( (d==31) && (m==2 || m==4 || m==6 || m==9 || m==11) )
return false;
if ( (d==30) && (m==2) )
return false;
if ( (m==2) && (d==29) && (y%4!=0) )
return false;
if ( (m==2) && (d==29) && (y%400==0) )
return true;
if ( (m==2) && (d==29) && (y%100==0) )
return false;
if ( (m==2) && (d==29) && (y%4==0) )
return true;
return true;
} MosaicFuneral
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bool data(int dzien,int miesiac,int rok){
int rokp[13] = { 31,29,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31 };//tablica przestepna
int rokz[13] = { 31,28,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31 };//tablica zwykla
if(rok>=0){//rok
if((rok%4 == 0 && rok%100 != 0) || rok%400 == 0){//przestepny
if(miesiac<=12){//miesiace
if(dzien>0 && rokp[miesiac-1]>=dzien){return true;}else{return false;}//dnie
}
}else{//zwykly
if(miesiac<=12){//miesiace
if(dzien>0 && rokz[miesiac-1]>=dzien){return true;}else{return false;}//dnie
}
}
}//rok
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